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The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

Movements of Familiar People mt
Home and Abroad.
Mr.. BLAINE left London yesterday for
the Continent.
Miss KATE COLE of Washington is visit
ing relatives at Fredericksburg, Va.
COLONEL JAMES q. PAYNE, Auditor Of
the Court, left this morning for Spr ng
Lake.
MILAN DRlGGs and family of Wash
ington are Summarizing at the Waverly, At
lantic City.
-MR, +. X. WARD of this city was regis
tered yesterday at the United States Hotel,
Atlantic City.
--CuLoSEL ENOCu TOTTES leaves this
evening for Chicago and Milwaukee to be
absent two weeks.
SENATOR INGALLS, will have an article
on "l'he Sixteenth Amendment in the
Forum for September
-PUBLIc PRINTER BENEDICT has gone
North on pleasure trip. He will return
the first Of next week.
GENERAL N.W GREEIN arrived at Block
Island yesterday 10 The GU 81 OF Justice
Samuel +, Miller, VINO is stopping NJ the
Ocean View hJigl
--EX.GoyERSuR CURTIN was IN Philadel-
phia yesterday and WIS called upon by Mr..
Randall. He is Just from Bedford Springs
and In excellent health.
GEO. g. MAYNARD OF Washington Is at
the meeting in Philadelphia to-day OF the
Old Time TeleGrapbeis' Association, of
which he Is the vice-president.
SERGEANT TRuSSELL OF the Third Pre-
circt, who has been acting lieutenant for
the past ten days In place of Lieutenant
Guy, who lost his wife, was relieved this
morning and granted Fix days leave OF
absence. lie has gone on q trip to Blue
Ridge,
Major j. w. POWELL has been elected
president OF the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. G. V. Riley
and G. W. Smiley OF this city are two OF the
vice-presidents, and Charles s. HIN secre.
tary Of the Section Of Economic Science aud
Statistics.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
FATAL RAILWAY WRECK
Another Shocking Accident on the
B. and 0.'s "Y" Track.
AN UNPARALLELED SMASH-UP.
The Early Train from the West Goes OF
at Tangent.
ENGINEER BRoSIUS KILLED.
Many OF the Passengers and Others
Seriously Injured.
Many OF the Passengers and Others
Seriously Injured.
INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER

Of all the railroad accidents that
have occurred on the Y of the b. and
o., Mt the corner of Delaware avenue
npd X street, that of this morning was
by far the most frightful and complete
The limited express No. 4, due from
Chicago and Cincinnati at geo, having
two sleeptrs, two day coaches, two
baggage cars and one mail car attached
to The engine, ran away from the engi
neer al GALES woods. The air brake
broke and the train came laundering
along at fearful rate of speed. Just
before the Y was reached, the engine
jumped the track, carrying the train
with It,
The tower, which Is n story bdild
ing was cut from Its foundations as If
by razor.
The engineer, Hamilton Brosius
of Baltimore was scalded to
death. He was taken into Mrs. Ellen
Dents house. s32 Delaware avenue,
corner of street, where he died on the
floor two hours afterwards.
The fireman, named Smith, jumped
the engine and had his legs broken.
lie is not expected to live.
viii Baxter, the operator employed
In the tower, saw the train and saved
himself by jumping out of the window
and catching In tree near by.
Joe Healey, a boy, living on First
street and employed in the Tower, was
seriously hurt.
Over fifteen persons were more OF
less injured, and were taken to the
Providence Hospital.
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INCIDENTS OF TIE WRECK.
News and Gossip Picked up by "Critic'
Reporters.

News and Gossip Picked up by"Critic"
Reporters.
Joe Healey, the young man en-.
ployed in the tower, was recovered
from the ground floor by four men and
taken TO his home on X street. lie Is
in a serious condition.
Another young man, whose name
could not be learned, is said to have
had his back broken A lady passeu
ger was badly smashed up In the wreck
Her child was thrown out of her arms
so great was the shock.
ROBBERS RAMPANT.
When she was discovered her pocket
had been cut from her dress, showing
that the Chatsworth diabolIcal robbery
of the injured was being put in prac.
tice.
TAKEN FROM THE wGECK.
So far as Can be learned the number
injured amounts to seventeen. They
were taken TO the hospital, where med.
icnl aid was rendered.
One of the freight cars laden with
eggs, butter, chickens and ducks was
completely destroyed.
CLEARING AWAY THE RUINS.
y gang of men was soon put to work
clearing the track.
Superintendent Fitzgerald has been
very busy clearing away the wreck.
CONSIDERABLY SCARED.
While a sleeping car was being put
on the tracks the lifts gave way, result
ing in the car falling back IN its
original position. The crowd standing
by scampered or in one body, treading
On each other feet without any cere.
mony whatever.
\ brakeman who was on the train.
when asked for some particulars BY a
Critic reporter, refused to say any
hing, pleading ignorance of the whole
affair. lie didn't know the number of
cnrs on the train.
Baxter, the operator in the tower,
saw that the train was going TO knock
ii down, and he leapgd out of the third
story and saved his life.
Immediately after the accident a
man was seen sitting on the roof of one
OF the coaches with his head and face
cut and apparently dazed a board
was pulled or the side of the car and
he slid down.
1t was reported that the man, Baten
who also attends the gates, wOs missing,
and was said to have been mashed In
the wreck, but later man was seen
who said Baten had escaped and was all
right.
Within a short while after the accl.
dent occurred Rev. Fathers O'Connor
and McGulrk of st. AloysIus Church
were on the ground assisting the doc
tOLs.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT NEWS.

The Examining Board Of Plumbers have
recommended that the application of Chas
Lockhead for registration as master
plumber be refused.
The police regulations require only pub
lie vehicles and bicycles to carry lights.
The Commissioners have revoked the ap-
pointment OF q. s. Jones as inspector Of
licenses.
The Commissioners have refused to grant
the Second Baptist Church permission to
build temporary frame church.
The Commissioners have notified Ell.
Fsrquhar OF 1915 II street that they can
not stop the bell on the Western Presbyte-
rian Church from striking the time of day.
They do not think 1t advisable to change the
regulations.
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THE "Yn MUST GO.
Preliminary Action Taken BY the
Comm issioners.

Preliminary Action Taken BY the
Comm ssioners.
Engineer Commissioner Ludlow was
early on the ground of the disaster.
lie takes lively interest in the matter,
and at once determined to take some
decisive step In relation to Kidding the
city Of the cause Of so many disasters
Commissioner Webb being out of
town, Commissioners Wheatley and
Ludlow had u conference on the mat.
ter and they sent for their attorney,
Mr.. II. Il. Davis.
The question arose as to the power
Of the Commissioners to revoke the
permit to lay the Y. This permit was
granted by the Board of Public Works.
Mr.. Davis called their attention to the
following:
At the October term, 1884, the Supreme
CUul If the United States, In the case of the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company's
tracks at Fourteenth street and Maryland
avenue, decided that the right to use the
streets Of Washington for any other than the
ordinary use Of streets must proceed from
Congress.
The matter has been referred to Mr.
Davis for advice us to the powers of
the Commissioners in the premises.
This summary action OF the Commls
sioncrs shows their intentions in the
matter.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
Minor aud Personal.

Messrs. Joshua Linthicum and Edwin
@. Gott, recently appointed clerks In the
General Storekeeper's Department, Naval
Academy, have entered upon their duties.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day ap-
pointed the following gaugers; James z.
Rousseau, Richard c. White and James l.
Cowan for the Fifth North Carolina district
1t is believed at Annapolis that there will
be some cases OF hszlng to be investigated
when the naval cadets return from thei
sumner cruise the latter part of this
month.
F. H. Moore has resigned his position as
messenger In the office Of the Secretary OF
tic Treasury to accept similar place with
'x'stcretary Manning in the Western Ma
tional Bank OF New York.
Commissioner Coleman has returned and
will soon ascertain what, II any ground of
complaint exists ip regard to the report OF
the acreage OF tobacco recently issued by
the Agricultural Department. He is conf
dent that Statistician Dodge has committed
no Intentional errors.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
Iinrinr M nnrntnrn.

SARATOGA, Aug. l5,-Eighth extra day,
wc',h,r lleasaut, track fast, attendance
large.
First race, purse $500, OF a mIle-Mat-
tie loursim won, Balance second, Jack
Cocks third, time, lOH, Hamilton rode
he winner odds, to ., They were at
post one hour.
Second race, sweepstakes, miles
Grisettc won, Nettle second Blnnotte third;
time l;57l West rode the winner. Odds,
/ to . against Grisette,
Third race, I mile-Santa Rita won, Dud.
ley Oaks second, Harry Glenn third; time,
l:l6l. odds, : to l., Winchell rode the
winner
Fourth race one mile, selling UnIque
won, Warrington second, Chickahominy
thiId; time, lI5. West rode the winner.
Odds 2 tol,
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Mhat Nlight unve Econ.

A number of persons who investi.
guted The wreck state that If the train
had not left the track, It would have
gone clear through the depot, SO great
was It's speed when it ran oil.
The COrOncr'- Inquest.
The Coroner decided that he would
moi hold the inquest until tomorrow.
1he Probable s,amngc.
General Manager Legg Of the b. and
o. said this afternoon that 1t would be
impossible as yet to accurately esti.
mate the damage. 1t is thought, how.
ever, that il would not exceed $2j 900.
An Enfounded t,umor.
Among the many rumors late in the
day was one that several dead bodies
had been taken from the wreck, but
this was found to be incorrect.
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THE FATAL "Y."

The train had gone around the Y for
the purpose o. backin inlo the st
ton. The engine jumped the track a
the frog where the \ began.
When the crowd reached the scene,
the train lay stretched like wounded
snake, extending from First street north
east 10 Delaware avenue.
The engine lay completely over.
turned and smashed out of all scmblance
to locomotive. The tender was but a
mass of iron bolts and bars.
The baggage cars lay on their sides,
one passenger car held up the ruins of
the signal tower and the two sleeper
alone remained on the track.
Fences, sheds, everything had been
swept away before the irresistible rush
of the iron monster.
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THE INJURED.
Fow From This city On the Ill Fated
Train.


The following i a list of the injured:
CHARLES KoCH, Cincinnati, badly
injured in the back.
Mis- CHAs, KoCH, Cincinnati, slightly
shocked
CHARLES NJ RRIsov, Cincinnati, in.
jurcd in the back,
FRANK DoNAuER, st. l. Lluis, shoulder
disluCatcd.
j. II. SMITH, fireman, Cincinnati,
both legs broken,
WirmLM Buck, Cincinnati, head
cat badly.
Mrs, MARY Buck, Cincinnati,
,hcckod.
Ed. LEoHrMEYER, Cincinnati,
SLIGHTLY injured
JoE lInALY, Washington, seriously
injured.
WILL BANTER, telegraph operator
Wnshington, painfully injured about
the head
CAHEoLL CooE, Washington, slightly
bruised.
ALBERT THOMAS, i9G Eleventh street
southwest, employed IN the express car,
collar bone and left shoulder injured,
severe scalp wounds, and left eye
probably destroyed.
+. j. FUcus, Cincinnati, bruised
badly.
AUGUSTA BEARD and child, Cinciu.
natl, bruised.
FRANCIS j. Tuck, Cincinnati, cut in
right knee and badly bruised,
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
THE FIREMIN TO BLiME.
Verdict of the Cnronci's Jury at the
Chatsworth Disaster.

verdict of the CnrOnci'H Jury Mt the
ChatswOrth Disaster.
CHATswoRTH, I'LL, Aug. 1.-THE cOrO,
ner's jury held secret conference OF an
hour and ahalf last evening. It agreed
that the evidence fixed the Immed late blame
On Fireman CoughlIn, AMI decided to hear
no more evidence. Tae jurj was oi 5ided,
however, on the question Of censIrlng tht
company. some OF the members though.
that because Of hard luck Tor aauy years a.
would be rather severe to censure th-
management which has been puttiag thr
road on It's feet and spending money to im
prove IT'S condition. others insisted Oh
censuIlng the practice Of running double,
headers.
The jury could not agree on this pOiut,
and iiually adjourned to think It over. Thr
b Jury will meet this morning and agree upon
a verdict. Some delay in making out O
formal verdict will probably ensue because
a complete list of the dead cannot be made
out here. The COmpauy's officers at Peoria
will make up the list aud send It to the Jury,
and the document cannot reach ChatswOrtl
before noon.
The condition of several of the Injured
also was argued as an excuse for postpon-
irg action. Coroner Long Yesterday de,
manded possession OF the gold watch found
by Farmer BroadhCad In the ashes Of the
wreck. Mr.. BrOadhco1 refused to give II
up. Last evening Mr.. Stevens, attorney
the road, advised that subpruu be Is
sued, and II Mr., Broalheal failed to give 1t
up that he be arrested for larceny. other
parties who carried away valuable articles
for relies Will he looked after.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
THE CHEMISTS.
Dairy Products Considered by the As
sociation To day.

Dairy Products Considered by the As
socIation To day.
The proceedings OF the Association OF
Onlciel Agricultural Chemists now In con
veutIon, were opened at 10 o'clock this
morning in the library room OF the Agricul-
tural Department with President Il. II.
Jenkins In the chair. DIR II. W. Wiley of
Washipgton, chairman Of the Committee
on Dairy Products read its report on
the methods OF milk ansiysis, It proved to
be very interesting paper, aud brought
cut much discussion After some slight
modification the report was adopted for the
ensuing year.
A committee was also appointed to con-
sidtr the forms of blanks to be used In pre-
pairing statements of analysts and descrip-
tlon OF samples
Among other things that claimed consil-
Grafton was communication from the Ma
tional Fertilizers IN regard to the relation be-
tween the manufacturer and official aualy-
sis. The communication was referred to a
committee Tor consideration with instruc-
tions To report thereon.
At IL O'Clock the convention adjourned
for dinner. On the reassembllng OF tho
convention the Committee on Phosphoric
Acid read their report, and tho evening ses-
zion was taken up In Its discussion.
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THE JONfDABS.
Proceedings of the sovereign Council
To-day.

Proceedings of the sovereign Council
To-day.
The econd da, > session OF the Sovereign
Council, Sons Of Jonadab, was begun at 10
O'Clock this morning ut the Grand Amy
Hall. The morning session was taktn u
in the discussion Of changes in the laws
The subordinate councils will be allowed to
initiate candidates upon the same nisth Of
application upon unanimous consent.
Various other propositions were under
discussion, among the most important
being the question Of striking out the word
white" In the constitution. Resolutions
were adopted sympathizing with Brother
John Tyler, jr., iD his serious illness and
expressions of hope were made for his speedy
restoration to health.
y recess was taken till 1880. The after.
noon session was oscupicd by the continue
lion OF the discussion Of the laws, aud was
s,ill being considered when this report
rlusf1
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Married at Her Mothcr's Bedside,

ELMRA, \, Y, Aug IA wcllIng
ceremony was performed under very sInsu-
lar circumstances here yesterday morning
Mrs. G. Williams, while attending her sick
sister,in.law, spilled alcohol over her
clothing, which took fire from a lamp aud
burned her so badly that she died fOur
hours later, Before She died she called her
daughter Belle, aged Is, to her bedside and
made her promise To marry young mau
who had been secretly paying attention to
her. Before the funeral was held the young
,auipG Mrs. Williams body anl were
married.
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4 ERIGHrEYED EA4GuIM
So Paralyzcd by the sight That He
Lost His Nerve.

Another peculiar feature Of the accl.
dent is that the lagman lowered the
gates about five minutes before the
train came In sight, lie was standing
at the Y when he heard the distress
Whsle. 1t was blown between nine
aud ten times, but failed to prevent the
disaster,
The fagmnn was standing at the y
when he saw her coming. She was
making for the tower at a fearful rate
of speed and almost the neNl instant
the engine had jumped the track, and
as quick as a flash the tower was moved
down like so much wheat, The pas
sengers screamed and yelled, and fora
time one would have thought Bedlum
had broken loose
The llagman lost his self control, and
for while he didn't know anything,
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A PROTEST TO DE MADE.
The Citizens Committee VIII Take
Up the Matter.

Up the Matter.
There is no doubt that the Citizens
Committee on Railroads will not let the
terrible accident at the Y pass with
cut taking some definite action. Mr.
G. Il. Church, the chairman OF that
committee, was at the scene of the acct
dent soon after 1t happened. Said he
to CRITIC reporter:
"Aftcr making a careful survey Of
the scene, | deem II an important
matter for the Railroad Committee to
take under consideration, and Intend
to call the members together immedi
ately TO determine what course il will
he best for us TO pursue In order to
bring about different state of affairs
In our railroad matters.
THE time has now come for action,
and my opinion is that any further de
lay in the matter Of defining the routes
of the different railroads coming into
the city will not be tolerated by the
committee"
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
SCENE OF THE WRECK.

Unparalleled Destruction in tho Rail.
way History of Washington.
The news of the disaster spread
through the city with the rapldlty of a
prairie fire, and thousands FASTENED to
the scene of the accident. 1t was al.
most the exact spot where the fatal ac.
cident of the summer of 1891 occurred.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

Indications for the tweuty-'our hours
commencing at3p, m, Wednesday, Aug, l6:
For the District of Columbia, slightly
warmer fair weather, followed By local
showers during Thursday, winds shifting to
southerly.
Observations taken at THE Critic Me-
teorological Bureau, gil d street northwest:
v a. m, 70oi IL M, SEQ; P, IN, st'.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17

the past year
or two among
railroad stock
holders and
Wall street
specu lator
and those en-.
tertaining gen
tlemen who
write for the
press. But
Mr.. Ives has
always had
objections of
the most pro
nounced sort
to seeing a
counterfeit
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
The ARMY AND NAVY.

Ensign B. G. Dent is detached from duty
on the Coast Survey and placed on waiting
orders.
Assistant Surgeon William Morton has
tetn ordered 10 duty at the Naval Hospital
at Poitsmouth, Va.
twenty-five mschinists aud eight helpers
were discharged from the steam engineer
ing department Ut the Norfolk yard Mon
dsy night on account Of the want OF work
This takes out Of the department about all
of the force except the leading men and the
aIptlnlices.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
Marriage Iiccuse,,

James Wracks and Frances Parker; b.
Frank Bell and Ada NJ. Wrenn; Thomas
Deyine and Nellie Mccarthy; Charles Rice
and Mrs. Jane Moss, Bladensburg, MI
Minor W. Jett and Sarah A. Sullivan, Stat
ford County, Va. George Il. Howard aud
Amelia j. schoaeld, Georgetown; Richard
j. Donnelly and Lizzie q. McLsughten,
Charles 7. Biehsler and Annie B. Wrenn,
Fairfax County, Va.
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= IVES, point wedding.

NEwbuRg. Aug, Il AT Highland Falls,
south Of West Point, yesterday, Mis-,
Josephine Drew aui Lieutenant Alouz
Gray, a graduate OF West Point, were mar
riod. The bride IA the youngest daughter Of
Jerry Drew. Lieutenant Gray CONES from
Iowa. The ceremony took place In m.
Prcshy hytcr,an Church al p m. \ re-.
cCpiiOn Ht the home OF the bride followed
The mOny Tomorrow morning the
couple Will start for Fort Reno, ludiAu Ter.
riuiy, stopping on the way fnr snort
Time ~ the Town hnme OF IMu hrLlesrOOm.
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kiIIcd at the Railway crossing.

NoEwALK, CoNN., Aug l1,-TAo names OF
the four persons Killed ON crossing OF the
New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road yesterday gftcruoou are Eoen Vac
lioosear, aged Co. his wife, their grandson
agCl u, and Mrs Rider, aged 80 All were
90 absorbed in conversation that they failed
to notice the whistle of the train,
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
HARDLY CREDIBLE.
"A Dispatch Announcing That Stanley
Has Been Ma.sacred.

PARIS, Aug. IA dispatch received
at the office of the Secretary for For,
eign Affairs, dated at Zanzibar, states
that Stanley, the African explorer, was
deserted by his escort and massacred by
Iln nnliNns
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
10TH YEAR--wHOLE NO. 5,933.
HENRY 8. IVES.

The "Young Napoleon" of Finance
who Made Such Stir in Wall street.
For long time the newspapers have
tried In vain to get portrait of Henry
S. Ives, the young Napoleon of FL
nance" who has made things so lively
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
Thr NInnrr MnrI,ct

NEw YoRK, Aug. l7.-Nouey . per cent.
EychlrIn steady; 4,2 iSj. Govern
meuts dull, currency Gs, l23 bid, Is, cou-
pom, 1919 bid; i!s, do, 100. bid,
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Ocean st,nm~hips arrived

BcsroN, Aug l7,-Blyarlan, from Liver
pool
New York, Aug. l7,-Illiuois from Ant
wCrp.
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Leave Of absence for two months, with
permission to apply for an extension Of one
month, has been granted First Lieutenant
VIM. ID, Diet2, assistant surgeon,
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17

Oliver II Briggs Of Georgia has been sp,
pointed a clerk OF the $500 class Ia the Post,
office Department,
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The reason the political stump speaker
Is so fond of using soft soap is because
there Is 50 much lie IN it,
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
RESCUING THE INJURED.
The Police Ambulance BusiIy Engaged
for Two Hours,

No sooner was the crash heard
than distress call was promptly sent
out and the police ambulances and
detail were sent to the scene of the
wreck. They were kept busy for two
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
ACTI0N TO HE YINEM
The "Y" WIN lie drought Before the
GInnn .ImrN.

DISTRICT Attorney WOTlhirglon made
a personal investigation of the wreck
and the surroundings. A CRrrIc re-
porter inquired of him what action he
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
Thr aLrnl,r rnrL Nn.r.

Proceedings in the Crawford case were re-
sumed at $50 o'clock this afternoon, Mr..
Smith for the defense reviewing the tustl,
mOny.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17

The Alleged Canadian Outrage
The State Department has received no
Official notification Of the sinking Of an
American schooner by a Canadian cruiser
Consul-General Phelan has teegraphed the
Department that he has been unable to lind
out ANYTHING definite about it.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
GOVERNMENT GOSSIP.
Events Of Interest In and About the
Departments.
ANOTHER LAND DECISION.
Secretary Whitney on Repairs to the
Hartford.
ANOTHER LAND DECISION.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.

The Accepted Bid.-secretary Fair
child has accepted the offer Of Harvey
Fiske e Son of New York OF $500, 900 ~
per cents. at 100 A. All other proposals
rejected.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
~ I..Wtr u Ionl, t.corge.

>H' NolN, Aug. 17-Lawruuee Grou-
Hjd, ihc socialist leader, has issued pam-
.nI.t for disrlbuilln at the Syracuse Labor
Duly,u,iuI ruuIl,i Socialism vs. Tax
I.ll n, an Auawer 10 Henry Georgen II
.uulsiu, ,hluy four closely printed pages,
arl viii hg used as campaign document
I. o.. Socialists
The Washington critic., 1887-08-17

Patent Office Appointments. - The
following appointments under civil
service rules were made to-day {:
Allan d. Risteen and Louis W. South.
gate OF Massachusetts, fourth assistant
examiners In the Patent Office at $1,000
per annum; Miss Mary d. Esha of Ken
lucky, copyist, in the same Office, at 5000
Der annum.